Wearable startup CUDIS launches a new health ring line with an AI-fueled ‘coach’

The wearable incentivizes healthy behavior with points that can be redeemed for health products.

The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating up

Public backlash over the data center boom is leading to a variety of draconian policies — including bans on new construction.

Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android

Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google.

OpenAI COO says ads will be ‘an iterative process’

COO Brad Lightcap noted that ads can add to the product experience of users if they are done right. He urged to give OpenAI a few months to see how the company fares in rolling out the product.

OpenClaw creator’s advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve

Peter Steinberger talks about the creation of his viral AI agent OpenClaw and how being more “playful” makes for a better way to learn AI coding.

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Google adds a way to create automated workflows to Opal

The company said that a new agent being introduced in Opal will allow users to create mini-apps that can let them plan and execute tasks using text prompts.

OpenAI COO says ‘we have not yet really seen AI penetrate enterprise business processes’

There is a lot of talk around AI agents taking over business processes and claiming that “SaaS is dead.” While these predictions have moved SaaS stocks at times, they haven’t really come true.

Music generator ProducerAI joins Google Labs

Wyclef Jean used Google’s AI music tools on his new song “Back in Abu Dhabi.”

Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases ‘personal superintelligence’

Meta is buying billions of dollars in AMD AI chips in a multiyear deal tied to a 160 million-share warrant, deepening its push to diversify beyond Nvidia and expand data center capacity.